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OCOEE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Ocoee Commission Chambers
1 N. Bluford Avenue
Ocoee, Florida
September 17, 2024 MINUTES 5:00 PM
CRA REGULAR MEETING
- CALL TO ORDER
Chair Wilsen called the Community Redevelopment Agency Board to order at 5-00 PM in the
Commission Chambers of City Hall. Recording Clerk Justice called roll and declared a quorum
present.
Roll Call: Chair Wilsen, Vice -Chair Kennedy, Member Johnson, Member Oliver (arrived at 5:02 PM),
Member Firstner, and Member June
Also Present: Acting City Manager Shadrix, Acting Assistant City Manager Rumer, Acting
Development Services Director/CRA Administrator Corless, Redevelopment Program Manager
Vaca, City Attorney Geller, and Recording Clerk Justice
No speaker reservation forms were received.
Member Oliver arrived at 502 PM.
Meeting Minutes of June 4, 2024, is presented. Motion carried 16-0 with Member
Koovakada absent,
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about where the award would be displayed. Acting Development Services Director RA
Administrator Corless advised that staff is working on creating a display to highlight various
awards and promote public awareness of the City's recognition at both the state and national
levels. She further announced that Unity Park has received the Florida Planning & Zoning
Association's 2023-2024 Outstanding Sustainability Project award.
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Chair Wilsen expressed appreciation for the hard work of the Community Redevelopment
Agency and all City departments. She also suggested that the awards be presented at an
upcoming televised City Commission Meeting. Discussion ensued.
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Acting Development Services Director/CRA Administrator Corless announced that
Westgate Resorts, currently operating from multiple locations in the area, including one within
the CRA, will soon be consolidating its operations. One of the options the company had
considered was relocating out of the City of Ocoee. However, after meetings with city leadership,
where the city's ongoing investments and redevelopment efforts were highlighted, Westgate
opted to stay in Ocoee. As part of the Community Redevelopment Plan, the CRA is able to offer
an Economic Development Incentive reimbursement grant to Westgate to support their
restructuring, The CRA will reimburse $1,200 perjob relocated to Ocoee, for a total not to exceed
$127,200, The project will be completed in two phases, with Phase I comprising the relocation
of 106 high -wage jobs to the Ocoee office, with a combined salary of $6.6 million. Phase 2 will
see a 31,000-square-foot expansion and the relocation of at least 250 additional team members
once construction is complete.
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on the proposed $127,200 Economic Development Incentive reimbursement grant, noting that
Westgate is required to retain the high -wage jobs for at least two years or return the funds to the
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Member Oliver inquired about expansion plans. Acting Development Services Director/CRA
Administrator Corless addressed his question. Discussion ensued.
Member Firstner inquired if Westgate is planning to utilize the former Scotty's building. Acting
Development Services Director/CRA Administrator Corless addressed his question.
Member Oliver, seconded by Member Firstner, moved to approve the Economic
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Vice -chair Kennedy asked about the Old Winter Garden Road/South Bluford Avenue fundin
which had been utilized and was set to be refunded in the upcoming budget. Redevelopme
Program Manager Vaca clarified that the project is actually the Old Winter Garden/Maguir
Road Intersection project and addressed his inquiry. Discussion ensued. I
City Attorney Geller read the title of the resolution.
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Redevelopment Program Manager Vaca asked the board to consider the dates (as see
below) for their meeting dates for Fiscal Year 2024/2025. She informed the board that it
required they have at least four (4) meetings per fiscal year.
Meeting #1:
Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 5:00 PM (before City Commission meeting)
Meeting #2:
Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at 5:00 PM (before City Commission meeting)
Meeting #3:
Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at 5:00 PM (before City Commission meeting)
Meeting #4:
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at 5:00 PM (before City Commission meeting)
- the Fiscal Year
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Acting Development Services Director/CRA Administrator Corless updated the board on
the following:
• Wellness Park restroom
• Redevelopment Plan update
• Bluford Avenue Streetscape
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Chair Wilsen recalled that the [West Oaks] mall was not interested in being part of the CRA
when it was established, and inquired if the property owner would have to agree to become part
of the CRA at this time. Acting Development Services Director/CRA Administrator Corless
addressed her question. Discussion ensued.
Member June inquired if that conversation [regarding the CRA] was happening with the property
owner. Acting Development Services DirectorICRA Administrator Corless addressed his
question.
-ADJOURNMENT
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